Can a prosecutor's career-related arguments jeopardize a defendant's right to stand trial solely on the basis of the evidence presented to the jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thomas, 279 Cal.Rptr.3d 335, 64 Cal.App.5th 924 (Cal. App. 2021):
People v. Rodriguez (2020) 9 Cal.5th 474, 481, 262 Cal.Rptr.3d 618, 463 P.3d 815.) The rationale is that "[t]he prosecutor's career-related arguments convey the impression that evidence not presented to the jury, but known to the prosecutor, supports the charges against the defendant and can thus jeopardize the defendant's right to be tried solely on the basis of the evidence presented to the jury. [Citation.]" ( Ibid . )
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